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Pack 31 is a Cub Scout Pack in Bolingbrook, IL that is active year-round and serves boys in the 1st - 5th grades. Our charter organization is New Life Church.
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The Brand Gym: A Practical Workout to Gain and Retain Brand Leadership / Edition 2by Dave Taylor, David Nichols
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This refreshingly simple, practical guide demonstrates how brand management can boost business performance. It is the ideal inspiration for creating growth in today's tough economic times. Following the template of the highly successful original version, the book consists of a programme of 8 "workouts" that will help marketers raise their own game in key areas
This refreshingly simple, practical guide demonstrates how brand management can boost business performance. It is the ideal inspiration for creating growth in today's tough economic times. Following the template of the highly successful original version, the book consists of a programme of 8 "workouts" that will help marketers raise their own game in key areas such as: insight, portfolio strategy, positioning and innovation. The tools and techniques in the book have been road-tested on over 100 brandgym projects out of the last 8 years, making this book extremely practical.
- Based on the inside stories of brand leaders who have achieved success: Tesco, T-Mobile, Unilever and Proctor and Gamble. These companies share their tips, tricks and warn of the traps to avoid.
- 50% of the content is new or updated with the latest thinking on "recession proof branding", how to win when times are tough, communication briefing, growing the core business and new research with marketing directors on the key success factors of brand leaders.
- The authors are most influential, appearing in The Guardian, Marketing, Brand Strategy, Market Leader and The Marketer. The CIM have called David Taylor one of the "World's 50 most important marketing thinkers".
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Overview to The Brandgym Workouts xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Being a leader 1
Being a leader is better – Hollywood gum 3
Leader Brands need brand leaders 7
Brand-led business 8
Staying in shape 9
Inside Tesco 10
1. Workout One: Follow the money 17
Why branding still has a bad name 19
Follow the money 22
Business model vs. brand equity – Axe shaving and Special K bars 26
Follow the money brief – Cointreau 27
Key takeouts 29
3-part action plan 29
Handover 30
2. Workout Two: Use insight as fuel 33
Beyond findings to insights – Mucinex 35
Don't understand the consumer. Be the consumer – Nike 37
360degree insight 38
Competition – Magnum 39
Culture: looking at the bigger picture – Castrol 41
Consumer: digging deeper to understand more – Harley Davidson 43
Company: look within 47
Key takeouts 49
3-part action plan 49
Handover 50
3. Workout Three: Focus, focus, focus 51
Focus is good 53
The Danone story 54
Different brand portfolio models – Gillette 56
So, how many brands do you need? – Santander 65
How many brands can you feed? 70
Setting the right strategy – Cadbury Dairy Milk 72
Key takeouts 75
3-part action plan 75
Handover 76
4. Workout Four: Build big brand ideas 77
The power of vision 79
Beyond box filling to big ideas 80
Insight fuel – Pampers 84
What are you going to fight for? – T-Mobile 88
Sausage and sizzle – Richmond sausages 89
The story of your brand – Pampers 96
Test drive the vision 100
Time to sign up 105
Make it real 108
Key takeouts 110
3-part action plan 110
Handover 111
5. Workout Five: Grow the core 113
The heart of a healthy brand 115
SnowWhite and the 17 Dwarves – Frito Lay 118
Two ways to make a million (or five) – Heinz soup 122
Core growth requires more creativity, not less 124
Remember and refresh – James Bond 125
Renovation waves 129
'SMS' (sell more stuff) – The Geek Squad 132
Upgrade the core 135
The power of packaging – innocent smoothies 136
Core range extension – Ryvita 141
Re-inventing the core – Warner Music 144
Key takeouts 146
3-part action plan 146
Handover 147
6. Workout Six: Stretch your brand muscles 149
Building business, building brands – Gillette 151
Why one in two innovations fail 158
Why funnels don't work 160
Rocketing – a new innovation paradigm 164
Destination – Powerade 166
Combustion 171
Nozzle 175
Expander – Post-its 177
Key takeouts 182
3-part action plan 182
Handover 183
7. Workout Seven: Amplify your marketing plan 185
Brand chapters – Jordans Big Buzz 187
Harnessing online media – T-Mobile Dance 190
Product as hero – Dove 194
Be brave, break codes – Cats like Felix 197
Tighter briefs are better – NSPCC 200
Key takeouts 205
3-part action plan 205
Handover 206
8. Workout Eight: Rally the troops 207
People power 209
Beyond brandwashing – RSA Insurance 211
Step 1: Products people are proud of – Apple iPhone 216
Step 2: Hire the right people and treat them right – Pret a Manager 217
Step 3: Lead by example – innocent smoothies 220
Step 4: Sell the cake not the recipe – Hellmann's 221
The five-month itch 223
Key takeouts 224
3-part action plan 224
Handover 225
References 227
Index 231
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Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child
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TORONTO, May 24 Mid-tier miner Iamgold Corp (IMG.TO) is ready for risk and acquisitions as it builds and then spends a cash pile that will soon top $1.5 billion.
New Chief Executive Stephen Letwin, a newcomer to the booming gold sector, told Reuters that he aims to spin off Iamgold's non-gold asset into a new entity and speed up the process of developing new mines.
"I find the time between discovery and actual production to be much longer than I think it needs to be," said Letwin, who took the reins at Iamgold (IMG.TO) last November after a career at the likes of Enbridge (ENB.TO) and TransCanada (TRP.TO).
In an industry filled with colorful characters, but fairly conservative practices, Letwin's views sound refreshing. He wants to challenge his team to take risks and think outside the box, especially when it comes to bringing new ounces online.
"I find that the mining side is not as integrated as I would like it to be," he said from a corner office adorned with West African and Chinese figurines, and a stunning view of the towers of downtown Toronto.
"The exploration team and the production community tend to be too silo-like in structure... One thing I'm going to work on is making it more fluid, so that we work more in unison and bring production onstream sooner."
Since Letwin's arrival about six months ago, Iamgold's shares have risen close to 20 percent, easily outpacing shares of peers like Yamana Gold (YRI.TO), Eldorado Gold (ELD.TO), New Gold (NGD.TO) and Agnico Eagle (AEM.TO).
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Since Letwin arrived Iamgold has sold its interests in the Tarkwa and Damang gold mines in Ghana. It has begun work on spinning out its niobium mine in Quebec and it plans to expand its Rosebel gold mine in Suriname.
Once those deals are done, Letwin sees Iamgold sitting on a cash horde of over $1.5 billion, which he intends to deploy toward mine expansions and acquisitions. He can expand some existing assets with minimal capital spending, he says.
To prove his point, Letwin picks-up a marker and maps out some promising prospects around Rosebel on a whiteboard.
"It means probably taking more risk," he said. "But I think it's worth it, because you don't have to drill everything to certainty, especially in some of these trends that we're in."
Letwin said any future Iamgold acquisitions will most likely be in Canada or South America. He said Iamgold may look at takeovers in the $300 million to $500 million range.
"We're not really interested in buying a producing mine where the market's given it full value and you're paying another 30 percent to get it," he said.
With his sight set on transforming Iamgold into a pure-play producer, Letwin wants to spin out Niobec, the company's niobium mine, into a separate, rare metal-focused company.
"Most of our gold investors don't even know how to pronounce niobium and they have no idea what it is," he said.
Iamgold produces about 8 percent of the world's supply of the rare metal, which is used to harden to steel.
With a $1 billion expansion, Niobec could triple production within three to five years, said Letwin, pulling out a resource map and pointing to a large red and orange blob that surrounds the pinpoint dot of the current shaft.
"We're gonna sell 10 percent of this block, or 20 percent, get a marker on value and then look to IPO another 25 to 35 percent," said Letwin, who sees steelmakers as likely suitors.
Letwin thinks the asset, which is being shopped in Asia, North America and Europe, will end up being worth $1.5 to $2 billion. But niobium is just one aspect of the project.
"We have alongside it some rare earths that we drilled in the 1990s," said Letwin, pointing at the orange blob. "We did more drill work and were doing some metallurgy on it to figure out whether or not this is commercial."
Demand is booming for rare earth metals, which are used in smartphones, wind turbines and hybrid cars, even as China, producer of about 95 percent of world's supply of the group of 17 metals, has clamped down on exports.
But rare earths are not gold. Each deposit is different, and separating the rare earths from the host mineral is often prohibitively expensive.
Letwin, an avid hunter and fisherman, is confident that the metallurgical work, due to be completed this summer, will prove a mother lode of valuable rare earths at Niobec.
"All I know is that my gut tells me that this thing is going to be commercial. We're going to go after it," he said. (Editing by Janet Guttsman)
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A Mississippi company is studying at least four sites in the Upstate for construction of a hotel, including one piece of property across from BMW. Officials with the MMI Hotel Group of Jackson, Miss., were in town this week examining the area and surveying 30 large Upstate businesses about their preferences for a new hotel. "Our hope is to actually end up with two of them," Earle Jones, co-chairman of MMI, said Friday. But firm decisions on whether, where or how many the group will build will not be made until early next year. One of the sites under consideration is a part of a 16-acre tract at Interstate 85 and S.C. Highway 101. "We wanted to find out what the market perceives its need to be and move from there," Jones said of MMI's trip to the Upstate this week. The businesses surveyed said they have referred clients to everything from $30-a-night hotels to those charging $100 a night. "We just need to sift through it all now and find out what the reality of it is," he said. While "several varieties (of hotels) are under discussion," Jones said, "a survey of the market indicates that the economy level is saturated, so anything we would do would have to be in the mid- to high-scale range." MMI, though, doesn't plan to build "anything huge," he said, describing "huge" as a hotel with 400 rooms or more. In business since 1955, MMI has built 23 hotels across the Southeast, ranging from cabin-lodge facilities to a beach resort and golf course in Georgia. A few years ago, the company also built a Holiday Inn in Columbia. "Certainly, I think we could support two hotels in the area, and I still think we could support a hotel in the downtown area," said Bob Alexander, vice president of economic development at the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce. Jones declined to say what other tracts MMI was looking at, but he said they were not in the downtown areas of Greenville or Spartanburg. MMI is concentrating its search on the Greer area, he said. Greer Mayor Don Wall said that several hotel groups have been in touch with the city expressing an interest in building new facilities, and the I-85/S.C. 101 interchange is a hot spot. "I think there'll be a hotel on that corner within three years or less," the mayor said. With BMW's move to the Greer area, Wall was confident the region could sustain a broader hotel business. Greer currently does not have a hotel, although a Comfort Inn is being planned for S.C. Highway 29, and another hotel chain is looking at property on that road, Wall said. "We think that within a year or two, there's going to be a major need," he said. "The closer (the hotels are) to the airport the better." MMI
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2014 marks the final year for this version of the popular BMW X6 – an all-new model is scheduled to debut in 2015. Not that the current X6 is tired or outdated in any way. Far from it. The X6's SUV classification should be taken with a grain of salt, however, as it's not terribly well suited for off-roading and its raked rear end negates what could be a useful cargo bay. But, if you're an urban dweller who prefers performance to practicality, BMW's 2014 X6 has much to offer. Standard all-wheel drive graces a lineup comprising three distinct trims, including a 555-horsepower twin-turbocharged M model. You can wait for the all-new 2015, or land a 2014 now, either way we think you'll be quite happy with your purchase.
If you're looking for a vehicle that touts unique styling, impeccable handling and audacious power, you can't go wrong with one of the BMW X6 triplets for 2014.
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Beauty, we'd agree, is in the eye of the beholder. With that, behold a "sporty" fastback roofline atop an SUV platform. With the end result weighing some 5,000 pounds it becomes hard to fully appreciate the execution when built on such a shaky assumption. To its credit, the X6 is less awkward than Honda's Crosstour, but we're damning the 2014 X6 SUV with very faint praise.
Those with a need for all-season mobility should enjoy the standard xDrive AWD, a system that has the ability to transfer engine torque thus optimizing control in virtually any road condition. Add to that BMW's attention to on-road dynamics and an extremely rigid body shell, and you have the makings of a 4- to 5-passenger GT. An 8-speed automatic delivers responsive acceleration and efficient cruising. Of course, features such as Adaptive xenon headlights, 10-way power front seats, a 2-way power glass moonroof, Dynamic Cruise Control, and a 205-watt 10-speaker audio system are also part of the standard equipment roster.
Most significant options are bundled into various packages, and include Active Ventilated Seat Package, Cold Weather, Premium, Premium Sound, Sport/Sport Activity and Technology. Given the BMW X6's mission of combining all-season capability with sports- coupe demeanor, we believe one of the two Sport packages goes a long way in enhancing the X6's sport-oriented presence. Among stand-alone options, BMW's Active Steering enhances maneuverability at lower speeds, while the Chateau Nevada Leather (in red) enhances eye appeal at any speed.
In its entry-level xDrive35i form, the 2014 X6 benefits from the delightful strains of BMW's turbocharged (300 horsepower/300 lb-ft of torque) inline-6. And despite wonderful performance numbers – a 0-60 time of just over six seconds and an electronically limited top end of 130 – the 5,000 pounds of the X6 will be felt with a full passenger and cargo load. Opt for the xDrive50i and you'll enjoy some 100 more horses and an extra 150 lb-ft of torque, which is probably the sweet spot in the X6 lineup. The X6 M offers more go, but starts north of $90,000. The xDrive35i and xDrive50i are connected to 8-speed automatic transmissions, while the "M" makes do with six. But at 150 mph, who's counting?
3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 (xDrive35i)
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EPA city/highway fuel economy: 17/24 mpg
4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (xDrive50i)
400 horsepower @ 5,500-6,400 rpm
450 lb-ft of torque @ 1,750-4,500 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/21 mpg
4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (X6 M)
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500 lb-ft of torque @ 1,500-5,650 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 13/17 mpg
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Cons: "See above- ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS from the START!!"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 1
"I had electric problems from the minute I bought this BRAND-NEW 2013 in Winter of 2012. The windows either would roll down on their own or not roll down. Great driving up to the drive -thru in a new car and having to get out in the winter because the windows won't roll down. BMW eventually fixed it and just gave me one free detail service- thanks a lot BMW. Then 2 days in a row it just wouldn't start. I panicked and brought it to the dealer. They said, "oh it just needs a software upgrade" WHAT?! So, if I had been on vacation with my kids what would I have done? Seriously? They had no answer. Now the AUX cable keeps insisting that it is plugged in and working - NOTHING is plugged in and I can't play my music. All minor complaints in a big world but I paid a lot of money for this car BECAUSE it is supposed to have good craftsmanship. DO NOT buy in US! I found out AFTER that if I had gone to Germany to order the car there, BMW finances the whole trip! I told them they at least owed me a trip to the factory that made my defective car. They refused. Also, no handle on roof in case I turn quickly or my grandmother has to pull herself into the front seat. The air-conditioner is very loud and weak."
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 31,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Fun, solid, feel safe, reliable."
Cons: "Expensive , bad gas mileage, few blind spot."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This car feel solid and safe. Own it 3 years no problem. Love the handling even cornering the car stick to the ground. I enjoy driving daily . Trunk may be a bit smaller than a true SUV but the styling of the car is sexy and timeless."
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By Bill on Sunday, November 9, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 58,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "fun stylish comfortable stable all-weather driving"
Cons: "23mpg in 2011 no bluetooth media only phone"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Have owned this car for a year now and I still love driving it and find myself staring at it as I walk up to it in the parking lot... It is large yet sporty. It has all the incredible creature comforts that I now will never be able to live without... (heads up display, heated and cooled seats through perforated leather). No it is not a fuel efficient car (23mpg has been my experience) but that is not what you buy this vehicle for. This car is all about style, comfort, power, and confidence in all weather conditions. My vehicle is a 2011 and I actually looked into getting a 2015 but they are not offering the blue exterior!! I have the Monaco Blue exterior with aluminum running boards, inside is the sand beige perforated leather interior. I get a lot of positive comments on the look of the car and the idea of a newer model is very tempting but I cannot give up the blue color..."
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By ddg on Monday, September 8, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 32,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "So unique, few on the road"
Cons: "So unique, attracts unwanted attention."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Even after traveling on business for week i always look forward to arriving at the car lot for my 1 hour plus commute home. it is so much fun to drive and typical BMW fashion, feel the road."
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By L on Sunday, May 4, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 6,800overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Price is fair and a very rich feeling car."
Cons: "My Arthritis unfortunately is getting worse"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I love the SUV, but my needs have changed due to my health. In the event it's a great sexy looking car."
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By csydware1 on Thursday, February 6, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 7,303overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Engine, Comfort, Style, Performance"
Cons: "None"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I will start by saying this is the forth BMW that I have owned and if you are an owner of a BMW you likely enjoy performance as I do. This SAV still brings a smile to my face and actually makes me want to get up in the morning to drive in to work. Many have already stated some of these facts so excuse me if I become redundant. The sound that comes out of the exhaust when you give it just a little gas has my male neighbors salivating. I unknowingly caused quite the talk when I pulled up in the driveway. It is a deep but not overbearing rumbling tone. On the highway (or on the way to it) It sounds like a well tuned beast. I have plenty of room inside for myself and three passengers to sit comfortably as well as a cargo area that is larger than most any sedan. I opted for the Premium sound as I love music and I am so glad I did. You have not lived until you are listenning to crisp clear surround sound while this machine is accellerating past sports cars. I also opted for the Sport package as I do on any BMW. This provided me with the 20" Dunlops in which I have had no problem with what so ever. I upgraded to the X6M wheels and just switched out the original 20" wheels. The treadwear is much better than I thought as well. I never turn off DSC so I am not spinning tires like a teenager. After 7300 mile and right at 6 mths. These tires still look brand new. The 4.4ltr Twin Turbo AWD V8 is fenominal. There is literally no turbo lag as this SAV is propelled well into 3 digit numbers. I was a bit concerned that I would be bored with the 8speed automatic as I have always owned manuals... Oh was I wrong. To my surprise when you put this car into manual mode and begin shifting it emulates a standard all the way down to the slight dip as if you are going in on the clutch but only faster. The comfort level is a one seat fits all.. Trust me when I tell you that everying on that seat is adjustable. You WILL find your sweet spot. I have been eyeing this car since 2008 when I bought my 335i so I had a lot of time to do a lot of research and also let BMW work out all of the kinks. I am soo happy that I was able to put this SAV in my garage and I am sure my wife is happy that I have stopped talking about it a bit."
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The Mets will wear green jerseys and hats in honor of St. Patrick's Day as they send Jon Niese to the mound Saturday in Port St. Lucie to face Kris Medlen and the Atlanta Braves.
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• Johan Santana's control may have been off, but the southpaw has been up to the task so far of pitching every fifth day. Santana tossed 65 pitches in 2 2/3 innings against the Detroit Tigers. He was charged with five runs (four earned). It was Santana's third Grapefruit League appearance. Read more in Newsday, the Record, Daily News, Times, Post and Star-Ledger.
• The Mets committed three errors and lost to Detroit, 9-0, Friday.
• Ronny Cedeno (knee) returned to the lineup against the Tigers, but Ruben Tejada (groin) will wait until at least Sunday to reenter the lineup -- and, more likely, Tuesday. David Wright (abdominal muscle) took grounders and tossed a baseball Friday, and Terry Collins said the third baseman could see live pitching as soon as the middle of next week. D.J. Carrasco remains sidelined with a twisted ankle. Scott Hairston (oblique) said he hopes to start swinging a bat next week and be ready for Opening Day, but that may be overly optimistic.
• Miguel Batista, known by his teammates as el Poeta, once published a book of poetry and is a prolific writer of novels, notes Brian Costa in the Journal. Batista likely is competing with Carrasco for one bullpen spot, with Bobby Parnell demonstrating he merits being on the major league squad. Writes Costa:
Batista's dual pursuits are reflected by the contents of his locker. In addition to all the usual elements -- jerseys, pants, a glove, a pile of cleats and so on -- it contains the tools of his other craft. A Spanish version of "The Lost Angel," Javier Sierra's 2011 bestselling novel, sits on the bottom shelf. On the top shelf rests a pen and notebook. He does most of his writing by hand, on planes, on buses and in the infinite moments of down time a player has during the course of a season. When he gets home, he types out his notes. It takes years before he has anything to publish. "A lot of people ask me why it takes so long for me to write a book," Batista said. "I'm not like Stephen King where I have the whole year to write a book. He doesn't have to win the World Series. I do."
TRIVIA: Name the players who have started at second base on Opening Day for the Mets from 2007 through 2011.
Friday's answer: The last trade between the Mets and Pirates brought Oliver Perez and Roberto Hernandez to Queens for Xavier Nady at the 2006 trading deadline. The deal was motivated by the Mets needing Hernandez to replace Duaner Sanchez in the bullpen, after Sanchez had an accident as a passenger in a taxicab on I-95.


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I know a lot of blame is on Floyd.. Before the woman beating thing he didnt get endorsements because of his bad guy persona. Foul mouth, open gambler and strip club visits, throw in his ****y attitude and flashyness.. White folks dont like that lol.. Therefore no endorsements..
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Recent tax-law changes are making it easier for families to help pay education bills for multiple grandchildren and even future generations. But grandparents have to make some tough decisions first.
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The changes make it easier to pass along money for education to future generations free of taxes—at least through 2012, after which the exemption is scheduled to revert to $1 million. A married couple, for instance, can use their combined $10 million exemption to avoid federal gift and generation-skipping taxes.
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Also continuing is the annual gift exclusion, which, separately from the gift-tax exemption, lets each individual give up to $13,000 to an unlimited number of people each year free of tax.
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In families with multiple grandchildren and the potential for more, Ms. Goldsmith often recommends setting up a "pot trust," or dynasty trust, which names all of the grandchildren, including any future babies, as beneficiaries. The length of such a trust varies by state but generally can serve at least a few generations of college students.
How do you choose a trustee for a trust that will outlive you? Ms. Goldsmith typically advises parents to name a family member who isn't benefiting from the trust, such as an uncle or cousin, who can then hire a professional investment adviser if necessary. If you don't feel comfortable with one lump trust, you could instead set up a trust for each grandchild, or each grandchild and their future children, she adds.
Of course, a trust owes income tax on its earnings. But grandparents can pay those bills during their lifetime, essentially making an additional tax-free gift to the grandchild. "It's another way to leverage your tax-free giving," Ms. Goldsmith says.
One important caveat: An irrevocable trust—the type that grandparents typically set up—has to be reported on a student's financial-aid form. Even if the trust doesn't provide any income until after college graduation, financial-aid officers often count it anyway. "We're dealing with a lot more families who make six figures but will still qualify for need-based aid," she says. "These trusts are killing their kids' chances."
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When the assets are withdrawn, though, they will be counted as the student's income, Ms. Fox says. She recommends moving the account to the parents' names by the time the student is enrolled, since the withdrawals would be counted as a much smaller part of their income for financial-aid purposes.
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A Christmas Beginning
"Intriguing . . . Perry's use of period detail is, as always, strong and evocative."
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"A delightful little book . . . Perry's gift is that she can evoke a sense of place and time while still producing the thrills and chills expected of a modern-day mystery writer."
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Anne Perry is the bestselling author of five earlier holiday novels–A Christmas Journey, A Christmas Visitor, A Christmas Guest, A Christmas Secret, and A Christmas Beginning–as well as the William Monk series and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series set in Victorian England, and five World War I novels. Anne Perry lives in Scotland.See all Product Description
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When I first saw the title A Christmas Grace, I thought initially the story may feature little Grace, the maid and friend of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, but this offering features Charlotte's sister Emily Radley.
Perry always shows us the customs of the time, where who you married, knew, or was family too was the defining point of your life. Charlotte married Thomas Pitt, a policeman, for love. Emily married a man in the gentry, above her social rank. The two women's lives were drastically different and Emily knew that Charlotte's life, though hard, was the happier, as she loved Thomas more than anything. When Emily's husband dies, she eventually remarries a man who becomes a member of Parliament, and they are still well off.
A letter comes to the Radley home a few days before Christmas from Thomas Pitt. He explains Charlotte's and Emily's aunt in Ireland is dying, and she asks initially for Charlotte to come to her, but Charlotte is ill and cannot make the arduous journey. Thomas asks Emily to go instead.
The girls have not seen their aunt Susannah since they were young. Susannah married an outsider, and a Catholic to boot, and her family, Emily and Charlotte's parents and grandparents practically disowned her.
Imagine a time when society dictated everything, manners, conduct, love, politics, etc.
Emily's husband talks her into making the great journey to the west coast of Ireland. She meets her Aunt Susannah as an adult and sees she at the age of 50 is indeed dying. Emily starts making friends with her aunt, and the village priest and villagers.
One night there is a horrific storm, and a there is a shipwreck. A lone survivor is rescued, and the whole town seems to react strangely. There was a similar situation years ago, and the survivor died mysteriously. Susannah, hearing of Charlotte helping Thomas Pitt from time to time, wants to unburden the mystery of the village before she dies and meets her husband on the Other Side.
Emily steps up to the plate and shows she is not the more shallow of the sisters. She does chores - well, she has to be shown how - but she works to help her aunt physically and help her spiritually.
It is a second chance for a village of people, and a peace for a lady who lost so much by marrying for love and having to leave her family and making her husband's village her family.
Learning about the Victorian culture has always been Perry's forte, and these small Christmas books zero in on a character and we see with clearer eyes a time of not so distant history.
Perry is an amazing writer with excellent series, and her latest Christmas offering to her readers is a grace.
On the western coast of Ireland in Connemara, Father Tyndale sends a message to Emily informing her that her Aunt Susannah Ross is dying. Although Susannah was ostracized by the family for marrying outside their religion, Emily feels it is important to visit her relative to provide some comfort for both of them and besides escape the joy of Christmas; she leaves her family in London so they can enjoy the city. In Connemara, Emily is stunned to see the abject fear on every villager's face. She wonders why but no one will reveal the secret that haunts everyone, but vows to find out. Meanwhile a nasty storm causes a shipwreck leading to a daring rescue followed by an enigmatic murder that makes the outsider's amateur sleuthing so much more complicated.
The latest Christmas mystery (see A CHRISTMAS SECRET and A CHRISTMAS BEGINNING) is a terrific tale that merges a strong investigation with a sense of time and place while also containing religious elements that enhance the excellent story line. Emily is at her best feeling a bit depressed as the holidays arrive, but being a good mom and wife tries to hide her melancholy from her loved ones. Ireland enables her to do so and get involved in the mystery of a town haunted by something as it is on everyone's visage. A CHRISTMAS GRACE is a strong entry in a charming holiday series.
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A CHRISTMAS GRACE begins with Thomas Pitt calling his sister-in-law, Emily Radley. He tells her that a priest has written from Ireland saying that her Aunt Susannah is very ill and needs a relative to come and take care of her. Emily, with encouragement from her husband, agrees to go. She begrudges the endeavor because she had just been planning her Christmas at home and had no desire to spent it away from her children with Aunt Susannah who she barely even knew.
Aunt Susannah, has been out of touch with her family for many years. She was brought up in a fairly well to do family in England. However, she fell in love with an Irishman, married outside her social status and converted to the Roman Catholic religion. Her brother, who was Emily's father never forgave her or saw her again. Susannah is delighted to have Emily with her and appreciates the kind gesture.
Emily begins her stay, on the western coast of Ireland, with a rather haughty and superior attitude toward the Irish people and land. As she becomes more involved with the local people, she's ashamed of her initial attitude and for the first time realizes that the Irish have not been treated very well by the English. She becomes involved with the villagers and grows to love her Aunt Susannah.
While Emily is caring for her aunt, a violent storm ravages the area and a man is washed up from the sea, apparently from a ship wreck, and brought to shore. The villagers react in a strange way and Emily learns that the same thing happened before to another sailor. People don't seem to want to discuss the happenings and she finds herself involved in a mystery.
The overall story was good. The characters were interesting and the descriptive passages about Ireland, picturesque. I felt that the mystery part was very thin and that it took away the focus which should have been on Aunt Susannah and the Christmas season. Frankly, I wanted to hear how an Irish Christmas would have been celebrated in the late 1800's.
While I mostly enjoyed the story, I came away a little dissatisfied.
This just may be my favorite among Anne Perry's Christmas novellas. Emily is one of the most interesting secondary characters in the Pitt series, and she's at her best as this tale's protagonist. My only quibble is the mystery's slightly awkward resolution - but that goes with the book's short format. An A+ read otherwise! Perry's usual theme, that secrets carry poison and the truth is always best, comes through loud and clear; and it's a particularly appropriate theme for the Christmas season.
--Reviewed by Nina M. Osier, author of 2005 science fiction EPPIE winner "Regs"
In this novel, Charlotte Pitt's younger sister, Emily Radley, takes center stage. Charlotte is ill & in her stead Emily must travel to the westernmost regions of Connemara, Ireland. She goes there at the dying behest of her Aunt, who had been estranged from the family ever since she married an Irish Catholic after she became a widow.
After that, Charlotte & Emily's Father refused to have any dealings with his sister. To him she was dead. She had left the Church of England & married a Papist. Even worse, he was an Irish Papist & she had left England to live with him in a tiny, isolated village in the wilds of western Ireland.
The phone call for the visit comes right before Christmas. Emily doesn't want to go, but there is no one else, as her husband points out to her. She goes. She meets up with some quite eccentric, yet loving characters in that small Irish village. She also discovers a black cloud hanging over that village & she learns that her Aunt wants her to solve this many years old mystery.
Years ago there had been a shipwreck, one survivor & questions. He was a friendly bloke, asked many questions & eventually was murdered. The murderer was never found & blame has infested the village. Now, many years later, during Emily's visit, there is another shipwreck & another young man is the sole survivor & he is friendly & he asks many questions & old emotions are churned up & old guilts are brought to the surface.
Does Emily solve the original mystery? Does the town regains its spirit? Is there reconciliation all around? Hey, it's Christmas.


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bookshelves: australian-literature, dystopian, humour, short-stories, science-fiction
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Contrary to the description provided on goodreads, I was sceptical was to whether this was always the same dystopia or always the same narrator. Sometimes I looked for the links, sometimes I just immersed myself in whatever version of dystopia was put before me. These stories are simultaneously bleak and optimistic. They are quite often humourous and always fascinating. I am now quite looking forward to reading What the Family Needed, and hope that Amsterdam becomes a regular fixture in Australian literature.
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I'm working on a data entry/reporting web site that needs to be functional in Netscape 4.7, 6.2 and IE 5.x. I'm going nuts with the things I have to change to get it to even display right on 4.7. N6.2 isn't so bad but there are some formatting issues.
Does anyone have any tips, hints, guiding forces that will help me with this??? There are lots of forms b/c of it being a data entry site. It is for a non-profit govt agency so I have to make it ADA (American Disabilities Act) compliant as well.
The biggest thing I have right now is hiding textboxes. I have the boxes coded like "< input type="textbox" style="VISIBILITY: hidden;" >. In N6.2, it hides the boxes. In N4.7, it shows them.
Thanks for any help.